Control

The day the dog disappeared

Just one day in this dog of your life

House trained I leave no mess

If only I hadn’t the need to follow

I wouldn’t the need to lead

That day, the day the dog disappeared

Yet somehow he could not heed to your wishes

So like he’d tasted freedom

Somewhere in the bite of his own tempestuous feed

That day, the day the dog disappeared

This day, the day the dog went AWOL

Like he’d scorned to a boy a wagging finger

Tail pulsing obedience, obligatory generated commands

Where the fields lye widening

Were you predisposed to deceive and retrieve?

This day, the day the dog disappeared

This day